Sentences with phrase «why big publishing»

the other day when it occurred to me I don't really understand why Big Publishing is having such a hard time.

There is a darn good reason why the BIG publishing companies pay hot - shot graphic designers THOUSANDS of dollars to design their book covers.

I wonder why the bigger publishing houses feel they have to charge so much for eBooks?

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TheBigLead.com's Ty Duffy published an article stating why he thinks Texas should join the Big Ten.

Micah L. Sifry is the co-founder of Personal Democracy Media and the author of The Big Disconnect: Why the Internet Hasn't Transformed Politics (Yet), published this fall by OR Books.

That is why we will publish all the big contracts government signs with business to make sure there are no secret soft deals.

Her book, «The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet,» will be published by Simon & Schuster on May 13.»

Though Dave can't quite process The Disaster Artist's early awards hype — USA Today published a piece last week titled, «Why James Franco and Seth Rogen's biggest gamble yet might send them to the Oscars» — the actor admits that one aspect of making it to the ceremony is incredibly tantalizing.

In a recent piece entitled Why the movement to opt out of Common Core tests is a big deal and first published by the Washington Post, Carol Burris writes;

Ego and turf protection are probably the BIGGEST factors in anti-self-publishing sentiment, and why vanity publishing and indie publishing are often combined in the debate to muddy the definitions.

While most authors (like me) secretly want to be published by one of the big, well - known publishing houses, there are so many reasons why it's a good idea to self - publish — nine to be exact (but that's only because I was restricted by the cats.)

That's a big reason why I mentioned in my earlier post that traditionally published authors should have been going to those sessions too.

One of the big reasons why Christian fiction right now is on the decline is authors are no longer getting good incentives from traditional publishing companies.

Those are the BIGGEST REASONS why self - published authors are NOT getting acclaim from certain industry professionals, because suddenly, high standards went right out the window when they decided correct spelling was optional.

The reason why many people are self - publishing is because we get 70 % of electronic royalties and way more royalties in print then we would get from the Big 5.

In an age when so many of the «big stories» in publishing are about amazing self - pub successes, people are asking more and more, «Why would I want a traditional publisher?»

Received wisdom is that provided the books you've self - published are any good, and that they are in the same genre, you'll see a significant increase in sales when you publish your third, fifth and seventh book, and so on — although yesterday someone told me that the fourteenth is the biggest tipping point (no idea why!)

But the advantage of DIY publishing is that you are beholden to no one but an audience — so why not go big?»

That begs the question: why do so many people dip their toe into publishing every year, whether that's with a big - name press or as a self - publishing author?

From commentator Mike Shatzkin in The Publishing World Is Changing, But There Is One Big Done That Has Not Yet Barked (Mike likes those long headlines) to Thad McIlroy in Why Are Ebook Sales Falling?

The big publishing companies spend thousands to hire the best designers to create covers for them — why?

That outreach is a big part of why the traditional publishing process takes so long — if you want to get your summer beach read included in a June issue, the editor at the magazine needs to have the final manuscript around January.

LP: Indie / self - publishing is very big right now — but not all indie authors hire pros for their covers ---- why they should work with a professional cover designer.

One of the big reasons why professional digital publishing websites have seen a decline in revenue is due to more companies not employing Google Adwords anymore.

One of the big reasons why ebook piracy is increasing is due to the sheer amount of books being published every year.

The end game for this new eBook project is to publish audiobooks and eBooks and rope the authors into just dealing with Amazon and then saying «hey, why don't we give you a bigger reason to continue to publish with us?»

Why on earth would big publishing not want the millions of dollars» worth of market research Amazon is conducting every single day, I wonder?

People have been asking why Don't I mention the publishing companies by name who informed us of Amazons big plans in the near - future and the crux of this article?

-LSB-...] Agent Janet Reid answers the question: why don't big name authors just self - publish and make even more money?

And three — I want to share why I recently turned down an offer from another Big 6 house in favor of self - publishing.

It's also why a rival public petition, signed by over 8,000 indie authors (at last count), also has been posted, opposing Hachette and Big Publishing in this dispute.

My other big concern, and the reason why most of the authors I know self publish, is maintaining full control of the content.

Why do you think big publishing houses are signing self - published authors with fantastic sales records?

Of course there is a big world outside Traditional Publishing (which is steadily shrinking — which is why I support the Sad Puppies) and, while they're trying to poison that, they at least don't control it.

Let us take a look at how and why ebook publishing is going to make it big this year:

If one big question is looming over the logical explanation why many local publishers are still relevant to the publishing scene, one answer that can shroud over curiosity is the ability to understand the needs of the market in its original form and communicative language.

«The same do - it - yourself attitude is at the heart of indie book publishing, which is why we're happy that BookBaby is providing resources for NaNo authors to take that next big step: publishing and finding an audience of readers.»

As difficult a road as indie publishing can be, a big part of why I chose to go indie was to have the freedom to write and publish my books my way.

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But why the assumption that the main metric and primary purpose of success in self - publishing is to become more desirable to a big publisher?

Remove that, and more people will wonder why Big 5 companies think their ebook is worth twice as much as my Indie published novel.

Big thanks to «tobiasosir» who suggested I take a look at the myth that self - publishing is easy, and why it is not true.

Why shouldn't I make certain my e book looks every bit as good as any e book marketed by the big publishing houses?

I recently had a conversation with a big - name agent about why in a world that's getting more progressive and open minded writers with diverse stories are still being passed over by traditional publishing.

You're looking at nine to fifteen months from start to finish when you self publish in most cases so that's one the bigger point though is I have a number of friends who have had traditional publishing deals who bought their book back and why and why they bought their book back is because the publisher owns the content in that book and what does that mean?

This is the reason why self - published books are far outselling and out - competing big publishers.

Why would a Big Six company invest in a service whose time has already come and gone — especially given that it's like falling off a log to publish your (electronic) book these days, and that's what all the publicized success stories focus on.

One of the biggest criticisms of self - publishing is the poor quality of the finished product which is why it's important to take these extra steps.

For example, knowing the publishing seasons and why Fall is the biggest time for New York publishers to launch a book and perhaps the worst time for you to send your book to market if you've self - published.

Industry pundit Mike Shatzkin just wrote a long blog post in which — as an aside — he mentioned why the AuthorEarnings analysis is «doomed» to irrelevance: because some of his friends in publishing say that the true royalties at «big houses» are 40 % rather than 25 % when you factor in all the unearned advances they pay.